PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slopey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jango Fett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Jawga Boyz - Rollin Like A Redneck. Fett has chosen Till I collapse as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Smith
vs
Fett

184 cm
36
159 lbs
33 - 19 - 0

170 cm
27
161 lbs
17 - 8 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slopey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jango Fett!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett misses with a low kick.

Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Fett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Fett is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Fett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Fett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smith has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fett looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fett prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fett in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fett looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fett tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Smith wants to control but Fett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Fett wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.

Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fett can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fett wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Fett won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fett trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jango Fett was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smith tries to bum rush Fett with a series of wild strikes but Fett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Fett shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fett tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett throwing strikes but missing.
Fett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jango Fett dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
A big right from Fett misses.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fett. That's going to slow Smith down.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Fett shows good takedown defense.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fett throws an off balance right hand

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fett tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith is keen to just control but Fett is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Fett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith is looking to advance position but Fett won't allow it.
Fett tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Fett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fett controlling Smith's posture.
Fett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith cracks Fett with a solid left hand.
Fett being controlled here, momentarily.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fett is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett looking to control.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fett has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Smith has passed into side control.
Fett managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
Smith throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fett takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fett has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fett struggling a bit here.
Smith trying to control the action but Fett is working from the bottom.
Fett is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Fett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Slopey Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fett is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slopey Smith dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Smith misses with a head kick.

Fett moves into the clinch.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith catches Fett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fett throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
Fett checks a leg kick.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Fett backpedaling.
Smith shoots in but Fett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fett loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith lands a jab to Fett's midsection.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Fett lands a nice shot to the body.
Fett throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Fett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Fett slips a straight right by Smith.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fett. That one must have hurt.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fett takes a step back to recover.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Fett misses its intended target.
Fett looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Fett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fett misses with a lunging right hand

and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fett manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smith's best efforts.
Smith prevents Fett from improving his position.
Fett is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Fett trying to control from the bottom.
Fett is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Fett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fett swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Fett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fett's head.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith postures up in Fett's guard and throws a big left but Fett blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fett is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith gets to mount! Fett was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fett is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Slopey Smith.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slopey Smith!
Slopey Smith tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.